[Woman Posing at Cotton Palace]

Photograph of a woman seated on a wooden structure amid trees. She is wearing a dark-colored striped skirt, light-colored shirt, and dark, wide-brimmed hat. Handwritten on back: "Mother's picture taken in 1912 at Cotton Palace."
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Grocer: May 1912] (open access)

[Invoice for Grocer: May 1912]

Invoice for purchases at the J. M. Donohoe grocery store totaling $36.75, including an amount that appears to be carried forward, an entry for 5/14 labeled "Ticket failed to get" and an entry for 5/27 listing butter & bread.
Date: May 1912
Creator: J. M. Donohoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Grocer: May-June 1912] (open access)

[Invoice for Grocer: May-June 1912]

Running invoice for purchases at the J. M. Donohoe grocery store by Mrs. James S. Chambers, starting March 22 and totaling $36.25 when it was marked partially paid ($30 in cash) on June 4.
Date: June 1912
Creator: J. M. Donohoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Grocer: March-April 1913] (open access)

[Invoice for Grocer: March-April 1913]

Running invoice for purchases at the J. M. Donohoe grocery store by Mrs. James S. Chambers, starting March 22 and totaling $32.40 when it was marked paid on May 2, 1913
Date: May 1913
Creator: J. M. Donohoe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Interior of Old St. John's Church]

Postcard with an illustration of part of the sanctuary and front of St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, with printed text on the back regarding a convention held in the church during 1775. The card is postmarked 1924 and addressed to "Mrs. James Chambers" in Waco and "Mother," is written in the text area without any other correspondence.
Date: 1924~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the National Episcopal Cathedral]

Postcard with an illustration of the outside of the northeast end of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., labeled "The National Cathedral of S. S. Peter and Paul at Night" with printed text on the back about its history. The card has a handwritten message on the back addressed to James S. Chambers in Waco and postmarked September 1924.
Date: September 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Frances Chambers - March 5, 1926] (open access)

[Letter to Frances Chambers - March 5, 1926]

Letter written by "Mother" to Frances Chambers providing advice about not keeping her baby too warm.
Date: March 5, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Registered Return Receipt] (open access)

[Postal Registered Return Receipt]

Postcard serving as a receipt notifying J. S. Chambers that his registered mail had been received at Dow, Jones & Co.
Date: 1935~
Creator: United States. Postal Service.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - July 24, 1935] (open access)

[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - July 24, 1935]

Letter from "Dunk" to his friend, Jim Chambers regarding an unnamed favor and discussing mutual acquaintances.
Date: July 24, 1935
Creator: Duncan, C. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - August 30, 1935] (open access)

[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - August 30, 1935]

Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers discussing an unspecified (hand-carved and gold-plated) antique item that he has been trying sell or give to a museum.
Date: August 30, 1935
Creator: Duncan, C. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Davis Home Sent to James Chambers]

Postcard of a large, multi-story home and yard with an oval portrait at right, labeled, "John W. Davis and his Residence. Clarksburg, WVa." Correspondence on the back is addressed to James S. Chambers in Waco, from "Mother" and postmarked September 192[4?].
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History